Nacho

Origin

Although there is no official record for it, it seems to be connected with the visit of Ignacio de Loyola to Rome in 1538 to get the Pope's approval for his foundation of the Company of Jesus. During his stay in Italy, the Italian pronunciation of his Spanish name, Ignacio, led to the form Nacho and remained as a familiar way to address people named Ignacio. Since then, Jesuits are commonly called "nachos".

Film and television

Nacho Barahona (born 1970), Spanish film editor

Nacho Cerdà (born 1969), Spanish film director

Nacho Galindo (actor) (1908-1973), Mexican-American actor

Nacho Guerreros (born 1973), Spanish actor

Nacho Martínez (1952–1996), Spanish actor

Nacho Vidal (born 1973), Spanish pornographic actor

Nacho Vigalondo (born 1977), Spanish filmmaker

Nacho Varga, fictional character from Better Call Saul

Music

Nacho Cano (born 1963), Spanish arranger, composer, musician and record producer

Nacho Canut (born 1957), Spanish bass player in the band Fangoria

Nacho Chapado (born 1970), Spanish DJ and producer

Nacho (singer) (born 1983), Venezuelan singer, songwriter and political activist

Nacho Galindo (singer) (born 1959), Mexican singer for the group Conjunto Primavera

Nacho Paredes (1935–2018), Colombian singer and songwriter

Nacho Picasso (born 1983), American rapper

Sports

Basketball

Nacho Azofra (born 1969), Spanish basketball player

Nacho Díez (born 1996), Spanish basketball player

Nacho Martín (born 1983), Spanish basketball player

Nacho Rodríguez (born 1970), Spanish basketball player

Nacho Yáñez (born 1973), Spanish basketball player

Football

Nacho (footballer, born 1955) (1955–2018), José Ignacio Pérez Frías, Spanish footballer

Nacho (footballer, born 1967), José Ignacio Fernández Palacios, Spanish retired footballer

Nacho (footballer, born 1980), Ignacio Pérez Santamaría, Spanish retired footballer

Nacho (footballer, born 1989), José Ignacio Martínez García, Spanish footballer

Nacho (footballer, born 1990), José Ignacio Fernández Iglesias, Spanish footballer

Nacho (footballer, born 1993), Ignacio Agustín Sánchez Romo, Spanish footballer

Nacho Casanova (born 1987), Spanish footballer

Nacho Cases (born 1987), Spanish footballer

Nacho Fernández (footballer, born 1980), Ignacio Fernández Rodríguez, Spanish footballer

Nacho Fenrnández (footballer, born 1990), Ignacio Martín Fernández, Argentine footballer

Nacho Garro (born 1981), Spanish footballer

Nacho Miras (born 1997), Spanish footballer

Nacho Monreal (born 1986), Spanish footballer

Nacho Monsalve (born 1994), Spanish footballer

Nacho Neira (born 1986), Spanish footballer

Other sports

Nacho Albergamo, former All-American college football player

Nacho Elvira (born 1987), Spanish golfer

Nacho Figueras (born 1977), Argentine polo player and face of Ralph Lauren Polo fragrances

Other fields

Ignacio Anaya (c. 1894–1975), Mexican restaurateur credited as the creator of Nachos

Nacho Duato (born 1957), Spanish classical ballet dancer and choreographer

Nacho López (1923–1986), Mexican photojournalist